Wednesday 9 April 2014

2014-2015 Ferguson Scholarships for African Students in UK

Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable trust is offering scholarships for African students. Scholarships are available for pursuing Full time MA degree in the field of African Studies, International Studies and Diplomacy and Social Anthropology of Development at SOAS, University of London. Scholarship is awarded on the basis of academic merit. The application deadline is 1 May 2014.
About Scholarship: Thanks to the generosity of the Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable trust, four Ferguson scholarships have been established for African Students (African nationals and resident in Africa), who wish to undertake a taught masters course at SOAS. Each Ferguson Scholarship is valued at £20,619 in total and lasts for one year. The scholarships can be used for fees and the remainder towards maintenance. The Ferguson scholarship is awarded on the basis of academic merit Students offered a Ferguson Scholarship must take it up in the academic year 2014/15 and it cannot be carried forward to a later year.
Study: Scholarships are provided in the field of African Studies, International Studies and Diplomacy and Social Anthropology of Development at SOAS, University of London. Course Level: Scholarships are available for pursuing masters (MA) degree level at SOAS, University of London. Scholarship Provider: Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable trust Scholarship can be taken at: UK Accreditation: SOAS, University of London is the only Higher Education institution in Europe specializing in the study of Asia, Africa and the Near and Middle East. SOAS is a remarkable institution. Uniquely combining language scholarship, disciplinary expertise and regional focus, it has the largest concentration in Europe of academic staff concerned with Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
Eligibility: Applicants should:
-Be nationals of and resident in an African country
-Hold an undergraduate degree at the first class level
-Have a confirmed, unconditional offer of admission to pursue one of the eligible programmes at SOAS by the scholarship application deadline.

Scholarship Open for: The students of Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia and Zimbabwe can apply for these scholarships.
Number of awards: Four scholarships are offered.
Duration: Scholarships are offered for one year.
Value: Each Ferguson Scholarship is valued at £20,619 in total and lasts for one year. The scholarships can be used for fees and the remainder towards maintenance. The Ferguson scholarship is awarded on the basis of academic merit.
Selection criteria: -Candidates will be assessed on academic merit by an Advisory Panel consisting of three academic members.
-The assessment of your application will be based on the information in your scholarship application. Selectors will be looking at the degree results and also at academic references, statement and other relevant information.

Notification: All candidates will be notified by e-mail regarding the outcome of their scholarship application, generally by the end of June. The successful candidate will also be notified in writing. If you have not had a response to your application by the end of June, please contact the Scholarships Officer.
Apply: The mode of applying is online.
Deadline: The application deadline is 1 May 2014.
Further Information: http://www.soas.ac.uk/registry/scholarships/ferguson-scholarships.html

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